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What is Mouthguard?

Mouth guards are coverings worn over teeth, and often used to protect teeth from injury from teeth grinding and during sports.

Reasons used & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons used # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
TMJ (Temporomandibular Joint) 15 0
Bruxism/teeth grinding 9 1

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
1 50%
None
1 50%

Most commonly reported side effects

Kills your sex life before you get into bed. Not very pretty.
1 50%
I also have a CPAP which adds to the ugliness!
1 50%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Schedules

  1other as needed daily 1 other monthly 1 mg daily 1 other daily 5 hr daily 6 hr daily 8 hr daily 10 hr daily 12 mg daily
  3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Mouthguard

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
0
2
3
9

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
1 50%
Usually
1 50%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
2 100%
Not at all
0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
0 0%

Report created on November 21, 2009.